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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 817 

Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United 

States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment 

Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 11, 2016 

Mr. DENT (for himself, Mr. FLORES, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. BLUM, 

Mr. HANNA, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. KING of New York, and Mrs. WAGNER) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 

Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and 

urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United 

Kingdom. 

Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom share a 

special relationship embodied through common language, 

shared values, and mutual trust; 


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Whereas there is an important shared history between the 

United States and the United Kingdom, with deep ties 

between the two economies; 

Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom have a 

shared commitment to mutual security objectives and the 

fight against global terrorism; 

Whereas the bilateral trade relationship between the United 

States and the United Kingdom is the largest in the 

world; 

Whereas the largest cumulative direct foreign investor in the 

United States economy is the United Kingdom; 

Whereas every State in the United States has jobs created 

and sustained by British companies, supporting at least 

900,000 thousand jobs nationwide; 

Whereas British affiliate companies contribute to the United 

States gross domestic product, with $135,000,000,000 in 

value added; 

Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom are active participants in international organizations, including 

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, G–8, the United 

Nations, and the World Trade Organization; 

Whereas trade between the United States and the United 

Kingdom remains important to both nations’ economic 

security, with the United Kingdom serving as one the 

largest markets for United States exports and one of the 

largest suppliers of United States imports; 

Whereas corporate assets invested by the United Kingdom 

into the United States total over $2,000,000,000,000; 

Whereas the United Kingdom is one of the closest allies of 

the United States; and 


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Whereas the people of the United Kingdom voted, through a 

June 23, 2016, referendum, to leave the European 

Union: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) reaffirms the strength and endurance of the 

3 special relationship between the United States and 

4 the United Kingdom; 

5 (2) respects the decision of the June 23, 2016, 

6 referendum and recognizes that this vote will not di7 minish the importance of the bond between the Gov8 ernments and people of the United States and the 

9 United Kingdom; 

10 (3) supports immediate discussions between the 

11 Government of the United States and the Govern12 ment of the United Kingdom focused on ways to 

13 maintain bilateral trade relations and a new free14 trade agreement; and 

15 (4) instructs the United States Trade Rep16 resentative to immediately commence negotiations 

17 with the United Kingdom for the development of a 

18 new North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partner19 ship (NATIP) between the United States and the 

20 United Kingdom. 

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